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13+ · Mathematics

CE.M29 Geometry, Measures and Constructions Depth

ISEB COMMON ENTRANCE ISEB CE 13+ Mathematics · Calculator allowed · about 130 minutes
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Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Three angles meet at a point. Two of the angles are 130 degrees and 145 degrees, and the third angle is x degrees.
(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)
2
Two angle facts about intersecting and straight lines.
(a)Angle p and an angle of 64 degrees lie on a straight line, on the same side of a point. Work out the size of angle p.(1)
(b)Two straight lines cross. One of the angles formed is (3x + 10) degrees, and the angle vertically opposite it is (5x - 40) degrees. Work out the value of x, and hence the size of the angle (3x + 10) degrees.(3)
(Total for Question 2 is 4 marks)
3
Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. One of the angles formed, angle a, is 72 degrees.
(a)Angle b is corresponding to angle a. Write down the size of angle b, giving a reason.(2)
(b)Angle c is co-interior (allied) with angle a, on the same side of the transversal. Work out the size of angle c, giving a reason.(2)
(c)Angle d is alternate to angle a. Write down the size of angle d, giving a reason.(1)
(Total for Question 3 is 5 marks)
4
Interior angles of polygons.
(a)Calculate the sum of the interior angles of a nonagon (a 9-sided polygon).(2)
(b)A hexagonal (6-sided) traffic island is regular. Calculate the size of each interior angle.(2)
(c)An irregular pentagon has four interior angles of 100 degrees, 110 degrees, 95 degrees and 130 degrees. Calculate the size of the fifth interior angle.(2)
(Total for Question 4 is 6 marks)
5
Exterior angles of polygons.
(a)A regular decagon (a 10-sided polygon) is used as the pattern for a patio. Work out the size of each exterior angle.(2)
(b)Hence work out the size of each interior angle of the regular decagon.(2)
(c)A different regular polygon has an exterior angle of 24 degrees. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.(2)
(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)
6
A school's L-shaped wildlife garden is formed from a rectangle measuring 12 m by 9 m, with a rectangular corner measuring 5 m by 4 m removed from one corner.
(a)Calculate the perimeter of the L-shaped garden.(4)
(b)Calculate the area of the L-shaped garden.(3)
(Total for Question 6 is 7 marks)
7
Calculate the area of each shape.
(a)A triangular sail has a base of 14 cm and a perpendicular height of 9 cm.(2)
(b)A parallelogram-shaped tile has a base of 8.5 cm and a perpendicular height of 6 cm.(2)
(c)A trapezium-shaped window pane has parallel sides of 7 cm and 11 cm, and a perpendicular distance of 5 cm between them.(2)
(Total for Question 7 is 6 marks)
8
A circular pond has a diameter of 8.4 m. Take π = 3.14 throughout this question.
(a)Calculate the circumference of the pond, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.(2)
(b)Calculate the area of the pond, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.(3)
(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)
9
A cuboid-shaped water tank has length 1.5 m, width 0.8 m and height 1.2 m.
(a)Calculate the volume of the tank.(2)
(b)Calculate the total surface area of the tank.(3)
(Total for Question 9 is 5 marks)
10
A prism has a cross-section that is a right-angled triangle with base 6 cm and height 8 cm. The length of the prism is 15 cm.
(a)Calculate the area of the triangular cross-section.(2)
(b)Calculate the volume of the prism.(2)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks)
11
A right-angled triangle has two shorter sides of length 9 cm and 12 cm.
(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)
12
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm.
(Total for Question 12 is 3 marks)
13
A ladder of length 6.5 m leans against a vertical wall, with its foot on horizontal ground.
(a)The foot of the ladder is 2.5 m from the base of the wall. Calculate how high up the wall the ladder reaches.(3)
(b)The foot of the ladder is now moved so that it is 3.6 m from the base of the wall. Calculate how high up the wall the ladder now reaches, giving your answer to 2 decimal places.(3)
(Total for Question 13 is 6 marks)
14
Pythagoras' theorem and its converse.
(a)A rectangular field measures 40 m by 30 m. Calculate the length of the diagonal path across the field.(3)
(b)A triangular flowerbed has sides of length 7 m, 24 m and 25 m. Show that the flowerbed is right-angled, and state which angle is the right angle.(3)
(Total for Question 14 is 6 marks)
15
A is the point (2, 3) and B is the point (10, 9).
(a)Find the midpoint of AB.(2)
(b)Calculate the distance AB.(3)
(Total for Question 15 is 5 marks)
16
Triangle T has vertices A(1, 1), B(4, 1) and C(1, 3).
(a)Triangle T is reflected in the line x = 0 (the y-axis) to give triangle T'. Write down the coordinates of the image of vertex B.(2)
(b)Triangle T is instead rotated 90 degrees clockwise about the origin to give triangle T''. Write down the coordinates of the image of vertex C.(2)
(Total for Question 16 is 4 marks)
17
Shape S is drawn on a coordinate grid.
(a)Shape S is translated by the vector (5, -2). Point P(-3, 4) lies on S. Find the coordinates of the image of P.(2)
(b)Shape S is instead enlarged by scale factor 3, centre the origin. Point Q(2, -1) lies on S. Find the coordinates of the image of Q.(2)
(c)Shape S is instead enlarged by scale factor 1/2, centre (4, 2). Point R(6, 2) lies on S. Find the coordinates of the image of R.(3)
(Total for Question 17 is 7 marks)
18
A map of the area around the villages of Ashcombe and Coalworth has a scale of 1 : 25000.
(a)On the map, the distance between Ashcombe and Coalworth is 6.4 cm. Work out the real distance between the villages, in km.(3)
(b)A reservoir near Coalworth has a real area of 4.5 km2. Work out the area representing the reservoir on the map, in cm2.(4)
(Total for Question 18 is 7 marks)
19
Constructions using a ruler and compasses.
(a)Draw a straight line segment AB of length 8 cm. Using only a ruler and compasses, construct the perpendicular bisector of AB. Show all your construction arcs.(2)
(b)Draw an angle ABC = 70 degrees, with BA and BC each about 6 cm long. Using only a ruler and compasses, construct the bisector of angle ABC. Show all your construction arcs.(2)
(c)Using a ruler and protractor, construct triangle PQR with PQ = 9 cm, angle P = 50 degrees and angle Q = 65 degrees.(3)
(Total for Question 19 is 7 marks)
20
Freya cycles from her home to Lower Norbury, a distance of 45 km, taking 2.5 hours.
(a)Work out Freya's average speed for this part of the journey, in km/h.(2)
(b)Freya then cycles a further 30 km at an average speed of 24 km/h. Work out the time taken for this part of the journey, giving your answer in hours and minutes.(3)
(c)Work out Freya's average speed, in km/h, for the whole 75 km journey.(3)
(Total for Question 20 is 8 marks)
21
A metal cube has a side length of 4 cm and a mass of 500 g.
(a)Calculate the volume of the cube.(2)
(b)Calculate the density of the metal, in g/cm3, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.(3)
(Total for Question 21 is 5 marks)
22
A cylindrical water butt has a radius of 35 cm and a height of 1.2 m. Take π = 3.14 throughout this question.
(a)Calculate the volume of the water butt, in cm3, giving your answer to 3 significant figures.(4)
(b)Given that 1 litre = 1000 cm3, work out the capacity of the water butt in litres, to the nearest litre.(2)
(Total for Question 22 is 6 marks)
23
A square-based pyramid has a square base of side 10 cm. The apex is directly above the centre of the base, and the vertical height of the pyramid is 12 cm.
(a)Work out the slant height, l, from the apex to the midpoint of a base edge, using Pythagoras' theorem with the vertical height and half the base side.(3)
(b)Work out the area of one triangular face of the pyramid.(2)
(c)Work out the total surface area of the pyramid (the four triangular faces plus the square base).(3)
(Total for Question 23 is 8 marks)
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